Celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz is facing fire for claiming the coronavirus deaths that could occur due to the reopening of the nation’s schools “might be a trade-off some folks may consider.”

“We need our mojo back,” Dr. Oz told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday night’s episode of “Hannity.” “Let’s start with things that are really critical to the nation where we think we might be able to open without getting into a lot of trouble.

“I tell you, schools are a very appetizing opportunity,” he continued in remarks for which he would apologize on Thursday.

“I just saw a nice piece in The Lancet arguing that the opening of schools may only cost us two to three percent in terms of total mortality. Any life is a life lost, but to get every child back into a school where they’re safely being educated, being fed and making the most out of their lives with a theoretical risk on the backside, might be a trade-off some folks may consider.”

The doctor’s comments sparked a wave of backlash on Twitter and #DrOz became a top trending topic in the U.S. on Thursday afternoon.

No one who says some people dying is a ‘tradeoff’ that needs to be made to ‘re-open’ the economy should be taken seriously until they themselves are on record saying they’re willing to sacrifice their own lives, their kids’ lives, etc, for the sake of the economy.